10 Attributes of Wildly Successful People You Should Memorize Now

Realistic optimism

Optimism is important, but you can’t expect that the sun will shine 100 percent of the time.

“It’s imperative to focus on maintaining positivity while acknowledging the realistic obstacles that can deter us from achieving our goals,” Gonzalez says.

“It’s not thinking that nothing will ever go wrong. Rather, it’s about thinking that we can achieve what we set out for ourselves even if there are setbacks.”